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A Flying Leap for Cars?
pillageplunder writes "Businessweek has a story about flying cars and how they could be an actual viable thing in less than 10 years. First flying taxis, then, like the Jetsons, personal flying cars. Several are already on the board, with Honda and Toyota already having prototypes of small flying devices. Even General Electric is getting in on the deal, developing a small jet engine for Honda. So...would you buy one?"
will it fold up into a breifcase?
Damn, I'll never get that date!
Hmmm.
The last thing we need is flying SUVs.
What would Dante do for a Flying Car? Click Here to find out. /Kevin Smith fan
yeah, i'll get one right after i buy my Segway
unfortunately i'll not be able to eat for the next 13 years while i pay off my toys
That's a silly attitude. The addition of a third dimension also adds a lot more room to avoid other vehicles.
You've obviously never lived with a cat. They live in full 3d space, as apposed to dogs who live only on the ground plane. Just because there is more room for the cat and you to coexist doesn't mean your paths cross less often and all your glassware will stay in one piece.
Now they just need to start working on Mr. Fusion....
There's never enough when you have too little
Do you constantly live in fear? Your life must be so pathetic.
Terrorists crashing things into buildings? Car-sized things? WHO CARES!
Or do you not remember the kid who proclaimed "solidarity with Osama" and crashed his small plane into the skyscraper in Tampa? Result: 1 dead kid, 1 wrecked small plane, 1 building that needed to be hosed off (no damage, though).
As for people not being able to fly without crashing into your house, look on the bright side. Flying accidents are bound to have a much higher mortality rate than car crashes. The people who think they can fly while eating, putting on makeup, reading, drinking, etc. will soon be taken care of by natural selection!
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
People have a tough enough time driving in 2-D. How we can expect somebody to execute an Immelman while talkking on their cell and changing the radio station?
Also, how will people signal for a barrel roll vs. a Cuban eight? What about a split-S?
Someday a Slashdot ID of 177180 will mean something.
Three dimensions, how cute. On the moon we have 5... thousand. Your puny little minds can't comprehend that.
No, the last thing we need are flying taxis.
Taxi drivers violate enough traffic laws already. Can you imagine what they will do given the ability to fly?
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"Where we're going, we won't need roads." ~ Emmitt Brown.
Will we have to use use "roads" in the air, or can we go as the crow flies? (going around military installations and so forth.)
Do crows actually do that? I always figured they got some kind of "ignorance of the law" pass or something.
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I'm waiting for Mr. Fusion. Then I'll just have my '89 Lincoln hover-converted.
..."when pigs can fly."
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::The Simpson's Pork roast gets thrown through the sky::
::They laugh and the roast flies in front of the plant's window:: ...So, should, I go write that check?
Homer: It's only a little airborne! It's still good!
Mr. Burns: You know, I think I'll give a million dollars to an orphanage.
Mr. Smithers: Really? When?
Mr. Burns: When pigs fly!
Mr. Smithers:
Mr. Burns: No, I'd still rather not.
does anyone honestly think that the government is going to allow flying cars in metropolitan areas?
For the rich, maybe. They're more important, so they should be allowed to operate flying cars. Especially members of the Saudi Royal family, and the bin Ladens.
These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.
I think a lot of these problems you've all been talking about will just go away if we just travel in *4D* instead. Imagine disappearing from your home at 10:00 and showing up at work at 08:00 on the same day. Of course, it might be confusing if you try to call home to check the messages before 10, but even that might have some uses...
You: "Hello, Dave speaking."
You: "Hi, it's you. Ummm, don't eat that two-week old yogurt in the fridge, or you'll regret it later. Oh god, I've gotta go..."
Hmmm, what a strange post, and I haven't even been drinking.
Randall and Dante discuss flying cars in a short that first appeared on Leno.
Stop learning! Only you can prevent esoterrorism.
My appologies to those who have seen Spaceballs.
"Spaceballs, the flame thrower. The kids love that one."
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What does any of that prove about flying cars?
nothing, but i think it proves your cat is dead.
Oh, really? What states have stopped honoring Californian driver's licenses to make such a thing safe? Californians can't drive in two dimensions, they don't need a third, particularly near me.
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